In the year 1 B.iP. (Before iPhone), all a smartphone was expected to
deliver was the ability to email on the go, sort of browse the
Internet, and maybe have two or three simple games to help pass the
time. Smartphone OSs were updated with the same frequency as
presidential elections, and the idea of one of those devices playing
nice with your Mac was laughable. Of course, once the iPhone hit the
market, smartphone makers scrambled to catch up. The Motorola Droid is
a prime example of that scrambling attempt to dethrone the iPhone as
the king of smartphones.